(decoratively) in a decorative manner; "used decoratively at Christmas"
Serving to make something look more attractive; ornamental
cosmetic: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
(decorativeness) an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
Relating to decoration
The process of inscribing letters
The letters inscribed on something, esp. decorative ones
inscription: letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
(lettered) knowing: highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
Calligraphy (from Greek ' kallos "beauty" + ' graph? "writing") is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering (Mediavilla 1996: 17).
A continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land
Any high vertical surface or facade, esp. one that is imposing in scale
A side of a building or room, typically forming part of the building's structure
surround with a wall in order to fortify
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces (Design Brief)
No component of graphic design has attracted as much interest or inspired as much innovation in recent years as lettering and type. These fundamentals of design, once the exclusive domain of professional typographers, have become an essential starting point for anyone looking for a fresh way to communicate. Practical information about creating letters and type often amounts to a series of guidelines for executing a particular process, font program, or style. But what makes lettering and type endlessly fascinating is the flexibility to interpret and sometimes even break these rules. Lettering & Type is a smart-but- not-dense guide to creating and bending letters to one's will. More than just another pretty survey, it is a powerful how-to book full of relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, and exercises. While other type design books get hung up on the technical and technological issues of type design and lettering, Lettering & Type features the context and creativity that shape letters and make them interesting.
Authors and designers Bruce Willen and Nolen Strals examine classic design examples as well as exciting contemporary lettering of all stripes—from editorial illustrations to concert posters to radical conceptual alphabets. Lettering & Type is ideal for anyone looking to move beyond existing typography and fonts to create, explore, and use original or customized letterforms. This latest addition to our best-selling Design Briefs seriesfeatures a foreword by Ellen Lupton and hundreds of images and examples of work by historical and contemporary designers, artists, and illustrators, including Marian Bantjes, Stefan Sagmeister, Matthew Carter, Christoph Niemann, Steve Powers (ESPO), House Industries, Christian Schwartz, Margaret Kilgallen, James Victore, Abbott Miller, Sibylle Hagmann, Ed Fella, and many more. Throughout the book interviews with type designers, artists, and graphic designers provide real-world perspective from contemporary practitioners.
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MADISON 6" Custom Hand Painted Alphabet Letters with Push Pin Accents
Crisp white background of the 6" alphabet letters for MADISON is where the fresh GERBER daisy flowers were painted, the redreshing pink ribbon finished the name, with the small POPS of flower push pin accents added the dual benefit of a source to hand the letters on the wall and a final decorative touch. A crisp, refreshing design sure to add a beautiful accent to any girls room.
Every letter HAND painted :)
(2) Decorative wall items, each is different, raised letters Brooklyn products, 12X18
This size includes the frame. PERFECT condition. Original advertising sign circa 1900. Made for the South American market.
decorative wall lettering
Timesaving techniques for producing well-formed, good-looking lettering in all the major styles. Drawing letters quickly, accurately, and gracefully is an essential skill for artists and designers, even in the computer age. Bill Gray shows how to make the basic strokes for capitals and lowercase forms; get letter and word spacing right; reproduce the characteristics of any alphabet; produce extended, condensed, and outline versions of a type family; and more. Dozens of specimens serve as models of fine lettering.